Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published February 7, 2024
Life Technologies Torrent Suite Dx Software 5.14 Recalled: Remote Exploit Risk
Life Technologies recalls Torrent Suite Dx Software versions 5.14 and earlier for Ion PGM DX Systems. Exploitation could allow attackers to alter settings, configurations, or data on the instrument.
Torrent Suite Dx Software versions 5.14 and earlier used in connection with Ion PGM DX Systems exploitation of the vulnerability by a threat actor may allow them to alter settings, configurations, software, or data on the instrument
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📍Recalling firmLife Technologies Corporation7335 Executive Way · Frederick, MD 21704-8354
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Life Technologies is recalling Torrent Suite Dx Software versions 5.14 and earlier used with Ion PGM DX Systems. This software could be exploited by threat actors to alter settings, configurations, or data on the instrument, potentially compromising lab results. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/56179-life-technologies-torrent-suite-dx-software-5-14-recalled-remote.
“Life Technologies Torrent Suite Dx Software 5.14 Recalled: Remote Exploit Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/56179-life-technologies-torrent-suite-dx-software-5-14-recalled-remote. Based on FDA recall #Z-1426-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1426-2024%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Feb. 7, 2024, that Life Technologies Corporation is recalling Torrent Suite Dx Software versions 5.14 and earlier used with Ion PGM DX Systems due to cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The agency stated the recall addresses potential exploitation by threat actors who may alter instrument settings or data.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Life Technologies
Product: Torrent Suite Dx Software versions 5.14, 5.12.5, 5.8, 5.6.4, and 5.0
Distribution: US Nationwide, including CA, IN, NC, OR, TN
Units affected: 28
The hazard
According to the FDA, exploitation of a vulnerability in Torrent Suite Dx Software versions 5.14 and earlier may allow a threat actor to alter settings, configurations, software, or data on the Ion PGM DX System instrument.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Life Technologies Corporation has had six other recalls since Dec. 4, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include a COVID-19 Test Software recall from Aug. 6, 2020, and an Ion Torrent Dx No Template Kit recall from March 16, 2020.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your Ion PGM DX System uses Torrent Suite Dx Software versions 5.14 or earlier. The software versions include 5.14, 5.12.5, 5.8, 5.6.4, and 5.0 with specific SKUs listed in the recall notice.
Brand
Life Technologies
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Update Software
Install the latest version of Torrent Suite Dx Software from Life Technologies to fix the vulnerability.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide; the notice names 5 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, IN, NC OR, TN.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: California, Indiana, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 2 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1426-2024 (February 7, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1426-2024 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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